Megan Palmer and the Healing Power of Music
Megan Palmer, one of the standout performers at the 2019 Brooklyn Americana Music Festival, grew up with a musical grandfather who played jazz piano and... read article
Articles by David K. Moseder
Pauline Jean: Music From a Strongly Rooted Core
Pauline Jean had been working as a paralegal in New York City for several years when she reached a verdict about herself: guilty of not... read article
Fifth Brooklyn Americana Fest: One Crowd-Pleaser After Another
The fifth annual Brooklyn Americana Music Festival presented 50 free shows on nine stages from Dumbo to Red Hook on Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 19... read article
In Memoriam: Eddie Money
Brooklyn-born Edward Joseph Mahoney, known to the music world as Eddie Money, died on September 13, 2019, at age 70, after a battle with esophageal... read article
Brooklyn’s Best: The Year So Far
The first eight months of 2019 have proven to be a microcosm of the music renaissance that has swept Brooklyn over the last two decades.... read article
ESS SEE: A SINGER-SONGWRITER GROWS IN BROOKLYN
Arkansas native Sarah Cobb, known professionally as ESS SEE, tells Brooklyn Roads that, “The first music I can remember truly loving was on our local... read article
Bobtown’s “Sun” Shines Like a Diamond
Bobtown, the Brooklyn band known for their fresh, distinctively offbeat approach to Americana, will officially release their fourth album, Chasing the Sun, on July 26th. Brooklyn Roads was... read article
Brooklyn’s July Music Scene Is Hot, Hot, Hot!
From Williamsburg to Prospect Park to Coney Island, and points in between, July is filled with musical fireworks covering a wealth of genres, with Brooklyn-based... read article
M. West Is Heading in the Right Direction With New EP
“Just plain rock and roll” is how M. West describes the music he plays, although he acknowledges that “punk-pop is the subgenre my work is... read article
Summer Music Sampler: A Batch of Brooklyn’s Best
Temperatures are finally starting to rise and Brooklyn’s music scene is hotter than ever. As spring gives way to summer, the borough’s many music venues... read article